Hope you read this before you leave- just outta curiosity, why do you road trip all the way to NY from CA... plenty of great shops in CA that could do that kinda work for you... just a curious lil guy I am
... also you could just take the engine out, ship it, and get it back and put it back in (yourself if you have the knowhow)... this could save some dough... oh yeah- I third the motion for pictures, thats gonna be sweet!!!